The Week in Ransomware – October 1st 2021 – “This was preventable” This week comes with reports on a hospital ransomware attack that led to the death of a baby and new efforts by governments worldwide to combat ransomware. This week, the biggest news is President Biden announcing a partnership between the USA and thirty other
US Unites 30 Countries To Disrupt Global Ransomware Attacks Today, U.S. President Joe Biden said that the U.S. will bring together 30 countries to jointly crack down on ransomware gangs behind a barrage of attacks impacting organizations worldwide. “This month, the United States will bring together 30 countries to accelerate our cooperation in combatting cybercrime,
FCC Orders Phone Carriers To Enforce Unlawful Robocall Blocking The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced earlier this week that phone companies are now required to filter calls from providers who haven’t complied with a deadline to block illegal robocalls that expired on September 28th. They can only accept calls from voice service providers registered in
Crypto Platform Mistakenly Gives $90M To Users, Asks For Refund In a major blunder, cryptocurrency platform Compound accidentally paid out $90 million among its users. Shortly after the mistake, the platform’s founder began asking users to return the money—or else they would be reported to IRS, and possibly doxxed, threatened the founder. Platform upgrade error spills out $90
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